Mecranium

University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA .
PLANTS OF HAITI
Melastomataceae
Mecranium
Dept, du Sud: Massif de la Hotte: Macaya Biosphere
Reserve. Winding trails from 1188 m on edge of Ravine
Seche down to 1000 m to Ravine Casco in sight of the
little waterfall. Elev. 1188 M. Disturbed rak bwa w/
Phyllanthus myriophyllus, Meriania brevipedunculata,
Microphlois polita subsp. hotteana, Arthrostylidium. Shrub
to ca. 1.5 m tall. Sterile w/ scurfy gall-like reddish disease
on lower leaf surfaces.
Lat. 18.33519° N. Long. 074.01248° W.
coll J Dan Skean Jr. # 5043	9 Jan 2013
with Gretchen lonta & Lucas Majure
I called this a possible hybrid between Mecranium
haitiense & M. revolutum in 1993. This entity is much more
common than I knew.
Additional material: digital images; sample for DNA
analysis.
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